Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-12-08
The Weekly Exposition.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1887.
COUNTY COLUMN.

y IL. OF IL, assembly VIII perhaps De
organized at Rerville,
Over 100 citizens of Port Huron have
contracted for natural gas for fuel.
Port Huron people have now patron
lied the street railway for II years.
Capac business men were not thank
full on the cath or so the Journal thinks
Congressman Whiting and family Of
st, Clair will reside in Washington ID.
&. this winter.
ID. J. Stevenson Will bo the manager
of the district telegraph service to be
had at Port Huron.
Marine City people will have the
pleasure of listening to lecture from
Eli Perkins on the 18th of January.
Mrs. Eunice Lockwood, a resident of
Michigan for GO years. died at Smiths
last week. She was nearly SO years
old.
Divorce has been granted Mrs. Belle
Steward from her husband. Mrs
Steward is daughter Of Friend
Palmer of ST. Clair.
70 teachers were present at the semi
annual meeting Of the st. Clair county
Teachers Association held at Capac
November rs and 26.
Capac will have roller process mill.
The work is beiag pushed forward be-
fore bonus is raised, and the generos-
ity of the people relied upon.
Frank Fuller of Jeddo, son of VIM.
Fuller was drowned from the schooner
II. c. Winslow at Sand Beach last week,
Fuller was knocked over board by the
main boom.
This is a joke. Some of his comrades
shut Anthony Thomas of Marine City,
in the steam dryer of the Stave Co.'S
mill. Now, after long sickness his
reason has been dethroned.
Rev. Mr.. Wallace, of Capac, will take
charge of the Baptist church ut New
Haven. The people OF Capac started
him off with S5G25 III his pockets
showing their appreciation of his SER
vices,
A district fair will be formed at
Kimball if seventy or one hundred dol
lars can be raised by the association Of
which are included the different town.
ships Of kimball, st. Clair. Port Huron,
Wales, Clyde and Columbus.
Monday about o'clock the streets of
Fargo were suddenly and brilliantly
lighted. The general opinion at first
was that gas had been struck at the new
well being sunk by +. G. Watson and q.
Lohr. but it was soon discovered that
the light proceeded from an exploding
lamp hurled into the streets by Mr.
Bradley. Only for the wonderful pres
ence of mind possessed by Mr.. Bradley
a fire might have occurred that would
have reduced this place to ashes.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mack and Mr.. and
Mrs f. W. Ernst. the counterfeiters re-
Gently arrested at Kimball. were ar
raigned before Justice Black last Sat
urday, when prosecuting attorney Far
rand appeared and discontinued the
case. The justice informed the prison.
ers that they were discharged and were
at liberty to depart. The counterfeit
ers were surprised at their good fortune
and picked up their effects and left the
court room. In the hall they were met
by Deputy United States Marshal Gal
oway, of Detroit, who said: 81 am
United States officer apd have Il war
rant for your arrest on II charge Of
counterfeiting money You will have
to come with me-" The prisoners We're
dumbfounded, and silently followed the
to the Office Of L. :. Commits
sioner Harris, where they were bound
over for trial in the L. :. court. Mack
and Ernst we're remanded to Jail in de-
fault Of bail in the sum of $1,000 each.
Mrs. Ernst was allowed to return to
her home on her own recognizance, and
Mrs. Mack was allowed until next
Tuesday to obtain $500 bail. The pris-
oners will he tried in the L. S. Court in
Port Huron.